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Part 4. Not just power.....
| In addition to the engine mods the interior has been fully upgraded, which has been a bit of a personal obsession. The previously badly flocked dash was removed and replaced with a Caravelle version, to accommodate the retrofitted passenger airbag. Aiming for an OEM+ look, I mounted an array of custom etched Carling switches, to control the host of new electrical gadgets hidden away throughout the van, in a one off custom centre console. A set of Golf MKIV cup holders were grafted into the mix, as well as a PLX DM-100 multi-gauge, which links into the ODBII and displays a whole host of engine information. Currently it displays MPH, RPM, intake temperature and boost from an additional sensor. For the clocks, we modified a set from a Passat B6, giving half FIS and full MFA functionality, to compliment the cruise control. |
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Although the cab is a large area, there wasn’t a great amount of storage, so a Golf+ roof console was stripped, altered and rebuilt to fit. All the plastics have had a combination of matt black and grey textured paint to achieve an OEM+ style, finished off with little things like Octavia VRS black grab handles. |
| I have also added lots of little hidden extras, such as an Eberspacher D2 control from the alarm key fob, great for warming the van from the house on cold mornings and a rear view 'mirror'. This was achieved with an LCD screen attached to the redundant interior mirror (solid back doors) and a spoiler mounted reversing camera. Security wise, the van is covered with an Autowatch alarm in conjunction with a tracker that links to a real time App on my iPhone. After a break in, we also added smash proof film to the side windows and a dash camera captures everything, whether driving or parked. So much time and effort has gone into the engine bay, we decided to protect it with a "FireTrace". Should a fire break out, it burns through the pipework, which triggers extinguishing foam at source. |
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